Police arrest man in 1976 Tucson murder case

The suspect avoided law enforcement for decades by using a fake identity but recently had been using his own name

Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. — Investigators in Arizona have arrested a man suspected of killing a woman in Tucson more than 35 years ago.

Tucson police say 66-year-old Bruce McCullough has been charged with first-degree murder in the March 1976 death of 20-year-old Donna Smith. Authorities say the two had been living together as a couple.

Detectives reviewing cold cases were able to track McCullough to San Diego and arrested him at his home last week. They say he avoided law enforcement for decades by using a fake identity but recently had been using his own name.